The number one spendthrift woman in the capital actually brings glory to her entire family?

As darkness fell, the setting sun swallowed the entire sky in gray.

The sounds of fighting and pursuit continued until late at night before gradually subsiding.

Amidst the flickering flames, Lord Sikong rested his hands on the hilt of his sword, the tip of which was plunged straight into the ground. His delicate face remained calm as he gazed at the vast, routed Western Barbarian army lying on the hillside below. The night wind carried the acrid smell of burning flesh, and carrion-eating vultures circled overhead, their mournful cries sending chills down one's spine.

However, Mei Ruhua and the chief strategist Zhu Si were filled with excitement, their faces beaming with joy.

"Have we really won?"

The female deputy general, Mei Ruhua, stared blankly at the scene of the enemy's defeat and escape in all directions down the hillside. She was so surprised that she could hardly speak. Her beautiful eyes were vaguely dazed, as if she were dreaming.

“It’s absolutely true, Vice General Mei. I never expected you to get so excited. Look at Vice General Meng down there, he’s so happy. He’s really so naive. It’s not like he hasn’t won battles before. Haha, look at the lord, he’s much calmer than you all. He’s calmly observing the post-battle scene, preparing to give orders for cleaning up the battlefield. I’ll go see what the lord has to say…”

The strategist Zhu Si smiled faintly, though he was desperately suppressing his overwhelming joy to maintain his composure. However, before he could finish speaking, a sudden 'smack' sounded beside him. Mei Ruhua and Zhu Si were startled and quickly turned to look—

Their commander was slumped on the ground, his hands still trembling as he gripped his longsword. His bewildered eyes were filled with disbelief as he stared blankly at the cheering soldiers below.

"Oh dear, I never expected the adult to be so excited. Look at him, he can barely stand, and his hands are trembling!"

"He must have been too frightened just now. Look, he's still trembling. Deputy General Mei, you can't do that again. You know the lord is timid, yet you still frightened him like that. With so many enemies, if the lord were to charge out like that and something happened, you and I would both be severely punished by the judicial authorities!"

"Hmph, look at the lord, isn't he completely unharmed? I'll tell you a secret, I just saw the lord smear the enemy's blood on his face with his hand, then pretend to be injured and retreat, letting that idiot Meng Benbo go first!"

"Oh, right, that idiot Meng Benbo never uses his brain in battle. As soon as the lord orders him to charge, he goes crazy... Hmm? By the way, how did Lord Bei, the captain of the lord's personal guard, suddenly appear? And how did those two thousand cavalry suddenly appear? And why are they dressed like those barbaric and rude bandits?"

"Also, why did their accents sound so much like those of bandits and outlaws? They were like those robbers from the mountains, and they spoke so rudely and uncivilizedly!"

Zhu Si's small, beady eyes swept across the battlefield, and his gaze suddenly fell on Berger, the captain of the guards who was directing his soldiers to clean up the battlefield below.

Mei Ruhua was startled, and her gaze immediately shifted to follow Zhu Si's gaze. Only then did she recall that when the enemy's aura was in disarray, a group of burly men in black rode out from several high points around the enemy. Their terrifying speed of attack shocked them. At first, they thought they had encountered a group of unreasonable bandits. Later, when they saw Lord Berger's familiar face, they realized that he was one of their own. Then, without even having time to ask for orders, they immediately led their soldiers to charge. The Western Barbarian army was immediately routed and scattered in all directions.

"Wasn't this your plan?"

Mei Ruhua looked at it for a while, then suddenly looked at Zhu Si with a puzzled expression and asked.

Zhu Si frowned and shook his head, saying, "Of course not. What plan did I devise? What do you mean?"

The two looked at each other, exchanged a glance, and then turned their gaze to Lord Sikong, who was still sitting on the ground trembling.

"Could this be part of the adults' scheme?"

Mei Ruhua's beautiful eyes widened slightly as she stared directly at Sikong Jin, and she said softly, "Has Your Excellency been hiding your true abilities all along?"

Fatty Zhu Si was also taken aback, staring at Sikong Jin, pondering for a long time, before nodding and saying, "Hmm, it's very possible. Since I've been with you, sir, I've suddenly realized that we seem to have won many battles inexplicably. Like this time, we have no idea what happened within the Western Barbarian army that caused such chaos. I just heard from the scouts that Wu Jing and his men are killing each other..."

"The adults should know more about this than we do. Let's ask them."

Go ask...

Before they could react, Sikong Jin had already stood up, sword in hand, and dashed down the hillside towards the petite and dashing figure.

"Lord Bei, you are truly my lucky star. I thought I was going to die here today. How did you know I was here?"

……

"Is it really him?"

Deputy General Mei Ruhua couldn't help but doubt. Judging from his current appearance and the pathetic way he had rushed down, as if he wanted to grind her to dust, she found it hard to believe that their leader was such a cunning and treacherous person.

"Could it be another coincidence? Does the lord not know that Lord Bei is nearby? But how do you explain having our cavalry at several high points? I remember that horse was the one the lord brought back from Luoyang a month or two ago..."

"No wonder Lord Bei has been missing for the past few months. Turns out he's been out here with this cavalry."

Vice General Mei Ruhua finally remembered that she had mentioned the guard captain Berger to Sikong Jin many times, but each time Sikong Jin had impatiently brushed her off, which made her feel a little annoyed.

The strategist, Fatty Zhu, glanced at Mei Ruhua and smiled thoughtfully, "Perhaps the lord is truly extraordinary; he is a wise man who appears foolish but is actually very shrewd!"

"A truly wise person who appears foolish?"

Mei Ruhua murmured to herself, then turned her gaze to Sikong Jin, who was running wildly below.

I wish I hadn't looked at it, because I was so angry I almost died!

Sensing Mei Ruhua's unusual behavior, Zhu Da Pangzi turned around and saw Sikong Jin secretly searching the body of a fallen Western Barbarian officer. He seemed to have found something, which he then tossed into his sleeve...

Is it too wise to be foolish?

A true master?

That's utter nonsense!